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• Re: Vanagon Tool Box - What be in it?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 19:25:03 -0800
  When we travel, I fill big Ziplocs with sockets, wrenches, extensions etc and tuck them under the passenger seat. Quiet, accessible and very cheap...
• Re[2]: The Silver Socket Returns Again! (Was Re: tiny push b
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Sat, 19 Apr 97 13:45:00 PDT
  ...The Silver Socket Returns Again! (Was Re: tiny push butt Author: vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu at SMTPGATE Date: 4/19/97 1:21...
• Harbor Freight On Line
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 22:09:24 +0000
  ...Most excellent, my favorite pick is the 3/4" drive socket set for still about $40, no serious VW owner should be without one...
• Re: cv joint repack/cleanup
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 22:58:14 -0500
  Most CVs are attached with a three square socket head fastener, If you've got allens just use a long extension and get the...
• Re: rear brake shims
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:43:59 -0400
  ...They just fit into sockets (pull out). It may take some heat, among other things, to get them to move. Mike
• Re: 85 Vanagon wont start!
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 20:37:53 -0400
  Hi, Ignition key/socket are a well known problem. Check the starter wire, the big red one (if still red!) Check battery connector and...
• 12 volt outlet polarity?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 13:21:32 -0400
  ...Does anyone off hand know the polarity in a 12volt [ lighter] socket? I am thinking center pole is positive...... TIA! Tom Rochester 1990 Westy
• Re: Replacement Wiper Arms?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 5 Feb 2009 20:24:50 -0500
  ...days? You could try something like steel wool between the shaft and the wiper arm socket. That might buy you a few days. Mike
• Re: Tools....
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 25 May 2001 00:05:00 -0500
  ...add other sockets as you find you need them, like 27mm for the steering wheel nut. a long breaker bar (with flex socket-gripper...
• Re: How to remove O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 01:33:47 +0000
  ...How to remove O2 sensor > > Wow! You just reminded me about the 22 mm extended socket I bought 4 years > ago just to remove...
• Re: Let there be LIGHT!!!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:43:41 EDT
  ...2 - Socket, H4 headlamp lens park light, 533 941 669 - $14.82 ea. 2 - Socket w/pigtale, H-4 bulb, 73-015, NAPA - $4...
• Re: Give yourself a hand, folks
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:34:10 -0800
  And yet not one mention of the "Silver Socket", a perennial (or more often) favorite of the list. The Silver Socket Rides Again! ;-) -- Jim...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:42:53 -0800
  ...They sell for about $40 complete with sockets and extension. > If I get a flat, the wheel is off and on in no time...
• Re: High beams not working
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 10:47:12 -0700
  ...The only problem I have seen is that damn 9004 > bulb socket cannot take the power, the contacts are too small and > eventually the...
• Re: Installing new shocks
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:15:07 -0700
  ...you really need TWO 22mm sockets. and at least one extension, half inch drive. both the bolt head, and the nut are recessed in...
• Re: Syncro front inner CV circlip
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 01:09:14 EST
  ...dave >> This is really simple to seat, with the driveshaft in a vise, circlip on, find a socket that is slightly larger than splines...
• Re: tranny replacement questions? do it your self?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 08:50:54 -0500
  ...Scraping with a pick, then a squirt of brake clean with an extension in each and finally a real socket driven tool on an...
• Re: 67 generator
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Jun 1996 01:18:00 -0400
  ...does any know what size socket is needed to take off that nut on the back of the generator that holds the fan... I...
• Turn signal weirdness
  Historical mailing list - John Bates
  Wed, 7 May 2003 11:17:18 -0400
  ...It started when I jury-rigged a fix for a corroded turn signal lamp socket. The turn signal flash rate is about twice that...
• Re: CV axel repair
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 18:31:50 -0400
  ...If you're willing to wait, you can order a socket version online (look for 12mm triple square). I got mine from Snap-on...
• Turn Signals
  Historical mailing list - jon durham
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:47:05 -0600
  I replaced the front turn signal sockets. The right turn signal's pace is normal while the left is very fast. Cause? Remedy? -- �The...
• Re: allen wrench for gear oil change
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 22:04:15 EST
  www.snapon.com PN# SAM17E This is a 17 mm 1/2" drive socket. Note overall length about 3.75" with hex key section...
• Re: Changing temp 1 sensor on '87
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:51:24 -0400
  Just unscrew it w/10mm socket or wrench. Put a sealer commpound on the threads and screw in sender.Coolant will come out when...
• Re: Instrument lamp replacement
  Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
  Fri, 18 May 2007 08:18:26 -0500
  >> While we're on the subject of those pesky instrument bulbs what are any of you doing for the bulb & socket replacement of the...
• Re: tools and stress LVC
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 22:54:24 -0600
  ...Many spark plug sockets have a wrench hex on them .......... they just quit too soon and should have put this on every socket. Screwdrivers...
• left upper control arm
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Wed, 6 May 1998 20:05:11 -0700
  ...Are there any tricks to getting those nuts loose? I have a 19mm socket that fits the shaft nut but there isn't a...
• time for tool tips!! :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 22:46:13 -0500
  ...in the section containing all those horrid Fram filters (that don't work). ;) there was a filter wrench, socket-type, on a hang-card...
• Re: cv joint bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 19:43:09 -0700
  ...They have deep heads and they just seem to torque more properly than Allen heads that tend to expand some in the socket. That...
• Re: Dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 19:03:11 -0800
  ...Frankly, I've had good luck with ancient bulb sockets using boat trailer wheel bearing grease. My treated 1965 MGB sockets are still going...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 18:59:03 -0400
  ...I am presently fascinated by the ligamentous process that suspends a tooth in its socket. In addition to its other functions, if subjected to...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:40:54 -0800
  ...And the longer the socket the more necessary it is. > > I've also had very good luck with one of Bus Depot's flat...
• Re: cv-joints: Constant Velocity Marihuana?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jul 94 11:00:12 EDT
  ...This way, upon reassembly, each ball goes back into the same socket. Seems to make sense to me. Drew Jenkins 86 Synchro (with 8...
• Re: ?? Power for stereo in my '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 20:23:26 -0500
  ...Locate the socket in the relay/ fuse box that gets power only with the key in the ignition. run a wire from that socket...
• Re: Whimper and good bye for now
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 09:09:58 -0600
  ...Plus you get to use the odd numbered metric sockets. You don't need a new search, you need new friends. Buy the VW...
• 'green glow'
  Historical mailing list - Bill Berg
  Tue, 14 Apr 2020 03:38:17 -0500
  ...Went and discovered corroded bulbs and contacts, installed new sockets/bulbs checked or replaced all grounds. Still have faint glow. Any ideas folks?? Thanks...
• Rear lights questions
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 11:58:14 -0800
  ...third brake light? (2) Is it possible to utilize the spare socket in the rear light cluster to install an additional rear light or...
• GEOLOGIC TIME SCAL
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 09 Jan 95 14:11:58 -0800
  V Larry MacPhee writes: > By the way, I've been following the silver socket discussion, and our 81 Camper V> has it .... > Next question...
• Re: List vendor request..
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 23:54:57 -0400
  > Do any list vendors sell the twelve point allen socket needed to > remove the bolts from the CV joints? Yes, on my website, part...
• Re: Where to get Axel wrench?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 22 May 2001 06:42:01 EDT
  ...ix.netcom.com writes: << Where does a fella get a 46mm socket and suitable breakerbar? Does Sears have this kinda thing? >> Yes. BenT San...
• Re: emergency stuff
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:25:37 -0500
  It should go without saying that for changing tires you should include a breaker bar and 19MM socket in place of the stamped steel...
• Re: CV axel repair
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:47:51 -0400
  Thanks, What I need is info on what to use if the 6mm hex socket dosent fit. That triple sq. thing. What is it...
• Water Pump, lower bolt...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:32:14 -0300
  ...Litre ? There does not seem to be enough room between the edge of the housing to get a socket on on the nut... Tom
• Re: E-codes w/ 9004 bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 18:39:32 -0700
  ...If I wanted to avoid cutting the existing sockets in my van and soldering in H4 sockets, can I simply install the 9004 bulbs...
• Re: Extra tailight in spare socket?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 11:26:44 -0700
  ...I removed the lenses and noticed an extra socket, which I > > assume > > > > is for the Euro foglamp. This socket has no 'springy' power > > connector...
• Re: Huge Nut on Rear Drum
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 15:31:20 -0700
  ...3/4" drive electric impact wrench and socket (measure the nut for the inch equivalent socket). Makes short work out of this and costs...
• Re: So far away
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 14:32:59 -0400
  ...courtesy light near the co-passenger seat? That's the Silver Socket! It's a power connection that you can plug some 12 volt...
• Re: dead lighter
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 22:22:20 -0500
  ...Most likely, they just not work. > Is it a good idea to take the lighter socket out? You mean, "out" like "outside"? Outside does...
• Re: Lighter fuse is blowing
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 2 Nov 2021 13:41:11 -0400
  ...But, I will be keeping my 12 volt socket next to my USB going forward for a long time if not the life of...
• Re: CV Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:56:38 -0400
  these are the premier tools for getting stripped socket head bolts out. i own a set of both standard and metric and they have...
• Re: Oil Temp Guage for Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 09:45:17 -0700
  ...I did have a problem finding a socket with a thin enough wall to fit in the recessed cavity where the plug sits. I...
• Re: binker flashing like a strobe light.
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 22:17:05 -0700
  ...However, it is most likely a bad connection in the socket, at least in my case on my 82. I had the same problem...
• An alternative to the Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Neal Hansen
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:43:51 -0700
  Not wanting to permanently wire into the ECU, I made up a breakout strip from a junkyard ECU Plug and Socket. This gets all...
• Re: Stuck Oil Drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 08:57:46 -0700
  ...If your socket adaptor broke, it's probably Harbour Frieght or similar poor quality. If plug still doesn't come out, you might be...
• Re: Space Shuttle- longish
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 15:10:03 CST6CDT
  ...but a > sunroof-VW-bus-with-wings-and-a-bigass-rocket-stuck-on-its-rump. :) but what the heck is the Silver Socket for????
• Brake Drum Nut
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Wed, 30 Oct 1996 16:32:45 -0500
  Hey Guys, I'm on the way to the tool shop, what size socket do I need for that bigger than a 36mm nut...
• 1985 Vanagon 2 WD - rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Fri, 6 May 2005 01:06:36 -0400
  Please verify the socket size needed for removal. 46 mm? Correct???? What is that in American Size and can that be done? I plan...
• Re: Leak on driver's side of radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:03:17 -0500
  ...I think a 1 and 1/14 inch deep socket will take the switch out, else use vise grips.It is not in too...
• Re: Where does Hella relay go?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:19:04 -0800
  ...Various late 80s > Golf/Jetta/Cabriolet used it for a horn relay. > > Bentley pages 97.80 and 97.81 show relay sockets 6 and...
• Re: removing rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:53:16 -0600
  ...I mounted the flexhandle and socket and foolishly tried to pop it loose with just the flex handle. Adding the cheater pipe, I was...
• Re: Cigarette lighter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:25:38 -0800
  ...If connected the cig socket to an aux battery isn't an option..... Connect it to the X circuit controlled by the load reduction...